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Iranian diplomat released after 20-month captivity in Yemen: source

Xinhua, March 5, 2015 Adjust font size:

An Iranian diplomat kidnapped by the Yemen-based al-Qaida branch in 2013 has been freed and returned to Tehran, a Yemeni military source told Xinhua Thursday.

"Iran's special troops backed by Yemeni intelligence conducted a successful military operation and managed to free the diplomat from the al-Qaida hands safely and unhurt," the local military source said on condition of anonymity.

The military source gave no more details about when and where they conducted the rescue operation. Endit